Commodities
PrimaryLead, Silver
SecondaryGold, Copper
TertiaryZinc, Tellurium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeReplacement
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formPODS AND SHOOTS
Ore controlMineralization Occurs Along Small Anticlinal Folds Beneath A Layer Of Impervious Shale.
Materials
Ore mineralsAltaite, Galena, Gold, Rickardite, Sphalerite
GanguePyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockDolomite · Fusselman Dolomite;Percha Shale
Associated rockQuartz Monzonite · Sugarloaf Peak Quartz Monzonite Porphyry
StructureAxes Of Minor Folds Plunge 25 To 35 Degrees Northwest.
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1950
Discovery year1895
Identification
Deposit ID10012997
MRDS IDD009043
Alternate namesHilltop Nos. 2 To 9, Eureka Mine 1900's: ClaimsHilltop
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates32.45763, -106.55835
References
LINDGREN, W., GRATON, L.C., AND GORDON, C.H., 1910 USGS PP 68, P. 205-213DUNHAM, K.C., 1935 NMBMMR BULL 11, P. 238-239ALBRITTON, C.C., JR., AND NELSON, V.E., 1943 USGS OFR-43, 39 PAGESSEAGER, W.R., 1981 NMBMMR MEM 36, P. 83-90NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA